Hierarchical Memory Addressing

A computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing unit, cause the processing unit to access a unit of data stored within a unified memory associated with a hierarchical computation system, the method comprising:

• determining a hierarchy level for the unit of data within the hierarchical computation system;
• generating a partial hierarchical address for the unit of data based on the hierarchical level and a node identifier associated with the unit of data;
• appending a first hierarchical level identifier and an offset to the partial hierarchical address to generate a hierarchical address for the unit of data;
• and
• requesting access to the unit of data based on the hierarchical address.

A computing device comprising:

• a memory controller configured to:
• determine a hierarchy level for the unit of data within the hierarchical computation system;
• generate a partial hierarchical address for the unit of data based on the hierarchical level and a node identifier associated with the unit of data;
• append a first hierarchical level identifier and an offset to the partial hierarchical address to generate a hierarchical address for the unit of data;
• and
• request access to the unit of data based on the hierarchical address.